2004 Cologne Centurions season

Cologne Centurions
2004 Cologne Centurions season
Head coach	Peter Vaas
General manager	Jacques Orthen
Home field	RheinEnergieStadion
Results
Record	4–6
Division place	4th
Playoff finish	did not qualify
	← —; Cologne Centurions; 2005 →;

The 2004 Cologne Centurions season was the inaugural season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Peter Vaas and played its home games at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany. They finished the regular season in fourth place with a record of four wins and six losses.

The Centurions replaced the Barcelona Dragons for this season, keeping only two members from Barcelona's 2003 roster: linebacker Cedric Cotar and receiver Marco Martos.

Offseason

Free agent draft

2004 Cologne Centurions NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice	Player name	Position	College
1	3	Demetric Evans	DE	Georgia
2	9	Will Hunter	CB	Syracuse
3	16	Richard Newsome	S	Michigan State
4	21	Byron Hardmon	LB	Florida
5	28	Robert Doane	T	Texas
6	33	Marcus Smith	DB	Memphis
7	40	Erik Totten	S	Western Washington
8	45	Rodnick Phillips	RB	Southern Methodist
9	52	Andre Arnold	DE	Grambling
10	57	Lance Gibson	DE	Central Washington
11	64	Curt McGill	C	Georgia
12	69	Chris Smith	T	UC Davis
13	76	Antwon McCray	RB	Toledo

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Personnel

Staff

2004 Cologne Centurions staff

Front office

General Manager – Jacques Orthen

Head coaches

Head Coach/Quarterbacks – Peter Vaas

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Bob Bicknell
National Coach/Running Backs – Wanja Müller
Wide Receivers – Dwaune Jones
Tight Ends – Tom Nütten

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – David Duggan
Defensive Line – Mel Mills
Defensive Backs – Richard Kent
Defensive Assistant – Robert Harris

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Joe Shufelt

Roster

2004 Cologne Centurions roster

Quarterbacks

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12 Ryan Van Dyke

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8 Avon Cobourne

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Wide receivers

83 Todd Devoe

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87 Albert Johnson

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81 Reggie Newhouse

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Offensive linemen

53 Luke Butkus C
65 Mike Mabry C

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72 Lance Nimmo T
69 Tony Pashos T

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Linebackers

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33 Marcus Floyd CB

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27 Will Hunter CB

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26 Erwin Swiney CB

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Special teams

9 Steve Cheek P

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National players

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Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site	Attendance
1	Sunday, April 4	4:00 p.m.	at Rhein Fire	L 25–26	0–1	Arena AufSchalke	22,736
2	Saturday, April 10	7:00 p.m.	Frankfurt Galaxy	L 10–20	0–2	RheinEnergieStadion	9,134
3	Sunday, April 18	4:00 p.m.	at Berlin Thunder	L 31–35	0–3	Olympic Stadium	12,036
4	Saturday, April 24	7:00 p.m.	Scottish Claymores	W 17–3	1–3	RheinEnergieStadion	8,761
5	Saturday, May 1	7:00 p.m.	at Frankfurt Galaxy	L 17–24	1–4	Waldstadion	24,117
6	Saturday, May 8	7:00 p.m.	Berlin Thunder	W 28–27	2–4	RheinEnergieStadion	10,164
7	Saturday, May 15	7:00 p.m.	at Amsterdam Admirals	L 10–17	2–5	Amsterdam ArenA	14,437
8	Sunday, May 23	4:00 p.m.	Rhein Fire	W 7–6	3–5	RheinEnergieStadion	20,354
9	Sunday, May 30	4:00 p.m.	Amsterdam Admirals	L 18–23	3–6	RheinEnergieStadion	9,056
10	Saturday, June 5	2:00 p.m.	at Scottish Claymores	W 28–20	4–6	Hampden Park	10,013

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Standings

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Berlin Thunder	9	1	0	.900	289	195	5–0	4–1	W4
Frankfurt Galaxy	7	3	0	.700	212	192	4–1	3–2	L1
Amsterdam Admirals	5	5	0	.500	173	191	3–2	2–3	W2
Cologne Centurions	4	6	0	.400	191	201	3–2	1–4	W1
Rhein Fire	3	7	0	.300	161	178	3–2	0–5	L4
Scottish Claymores	2	8	0	.200	128	197	1–4	1–4	L2

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Game summaries

Week 1: at Rhein Fire

Week One: Cologne Centurions at Rhein Fire – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cologne	10	6	3	6	25
Rhein	14	3	7	2	26

at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Date: Sunday, April 4
Game time: 4:08 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 22,736
Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 2: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Two: Frankfurt Galaxy at Cologne Centurions – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	7	0	0	13	20
Cologne	3	0	0	7	10

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

Date: Saturday, April 10
Game time: 7:04 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 9,134
Referee: Gerald Austin

Week 3: at Berlin Thunder

Week Three: Cologne Centurions at Berlin Thunder – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cologne	7	14	3	7	31
Berlin	21	7	7	0	35

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

Date: Sunday, April 18
Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 12,036
Referee: Bill Vinovich

Week 4: vs Scottish Claymores

Week Four: Scottish Claymores at Cologne Centurions – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Scotland	3	0	0	0	3
Cologne	7	10	0	0	17

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

Date: Saturday, April 24
Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 8,761
Referee: Walt Anderson

Week 5: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Five: Cologne Centurions at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cologne	3	0	7	7	17
Frankfurt	3	14	0	7	24

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

Date: Saturday, May 1
Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 24,117
Referee: Ed Hochuli

Week 6: vs Berlin Thunder

Week Six: Berlin Thunder at Cologne Centurions – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Berlin	7	7	0	13	27
Cologne	14	0	7	7	28

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

Date: Saturday, May 8
Game time: 7:04 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 10,164
Referee: John Parry

Week 7: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week Seven: Cologne Centurions at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cologne	0	3	7	0	10
Amsterdam	7	7	3	0	17

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Date: Saturday, May 15
Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 14,437
Referee: Gerald Austin

Week 8: vs Rhein Fire

Week Eight: Rhein Fire at Cologne Centurions – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	0	6	0	0	6
Cologne	0	0	7	0	7

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

Date: Sunday, May 23
Game time: 4:07 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 20,354
Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 9: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week Nine: Amsterdam Admirals at Cologne Centurions – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	7	7	3	6	23
Cologne	4	0	7	7	18

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

Date: Sunday, May 30
Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 9,056
Referee: Bill Vinovich

Week 10: at Scottish Claymores

Week Ten: Cologne Centurions at Scottish Claymores – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cologne	0	14	0	14	28
Scotland	0	7	13	0	20

at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland

Date: Saturday, June 5
Game time: 2:05 p.m. BST
Game attendance: 10,013
Referee: Walt Coleman

Notes

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v t e Cologne Centurions
Founded in 2004 Folded in 2007 Based in Cologne, Germany
The Franchise	Franchise
Stadiums	RheinEnergieStadion
Head coaches	Peter Vaas David Duggan John Lyons
World Bowl appearances (0)	—
League championships (0)	—
Seasons	2004 2005 2006 2007

2004 Cologne Centurions season

Contents

Offseason

Free agent draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Schedule

Standings

Game summaries

Week 1: at Rhein Fire

Week 2: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week 3: at Berlin Thunder

Week 4: vs Scottish Claymores

Week 5: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week 6: vs Berlin Thunder

Week 7: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week 8: vs Rhein Fire

Week 9: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week 10: at Scottish Claymores

Notes

References

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